Oct. 22
Lit Power- Saving Sharks p. 113-119 omitting the brochure for organization
Research/Inquiry Process-assignment discussion
1. Task definition
determine topic
pose questions
establish purpose and audience
2. Planning
activate previous knowledge
create specific questions
establish process- what are you going to do?
3. Information retrieval
identify information sources
locate and collect information
evaluate sources (some are not credible!)
4. Information processing
choose only relevant information
evaluate quality of information
organize information into subtopics (paragraphs)
make connections and inferences
5. create/genesis
decide on the form (essay, powerpoint, etc)
create the product
revise and edit
6. Presentation and assessment
present final form
evaluate yourself
By the end of today, you must be done:
"Saving Sharks" lit power
Oct. 23
1. Watch documentary "The Cove" at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eknshN_uhM&feature=related
2. Complete the worksheet for the movie
3. Complete "Saving Sharks" if you haven't already done so.
4. Pick up the "Inquiry/Research" package that has all the following sheets below
5. Looking at the "ideas" sheet, think about something you'd like to know more about, or inform us about, that you could research.
6. Looking at the "forms" sheet, decide on what final form your research will take. For example: feature article for a magazine? documentary storyboard? radio documentary? prezi? essay?
7. complete the 5 variables chart
8. complete the first two columns of the KWL chart (what you already know about the topic, what you want to know) Be sure to have at least 5 questions in the W column. Also try to complete the "categories" area, predicting what your subtopics (paragraphs) might be. Don't worry if it changes later, after your research.
9. Look at the coloured sheet that outlines how to cite sources properly. Most of you will use the internet to research, although there are other sources such as books, interviews, news reports and documentaries. You cannot plagiarize by cutting and pasting information. You must take notes properly, which will be handed in for marks. So, in order to give credit, you need a bibliography. This coloured sheet will show you how to cite webpages, and it is not just cut and paste the URL (website address). Keep it handy and write down each webpage as you use it. don't try to go back and find them later.
10 Research and take notes properly. If you forget how, look at last week's lessons.
11. Prepare your final product.
Here's my rough copy of the rubric so far. It may change.
Research assignment Rubric: /6 writing variables chart /10 KWL chart /10 map/outline /10 rough draft /1 Catchy title /6 Sources cited properly /5 Paragraph 1- general introduction, topic sentence, elaboration, closing sentence /5 Paragraph 2- topic sentence, at least 3 details, closing sentence /5 Paragraph 3- topic sentence, at least 3 details, closing sentence /5 Paragraph 4- topic sentence, at least 3 details, closing sentence /4 Paragraph 5- closing sentences and thoughts /1 Used Transitional words at the beginning of each paragraph (except the first) /3 Visuals-relevant, clear /3 Conventions Total /74 By the end of today, you must be done:
Lit Power- Saving Sharks p. 113-119 omitting the brochure for organization
Research/Inquiry Process-assignment discussion
1. Task definition
- determine topic
- pose questions
- establish purpose and audience
2. Planning- activate previous knowledge
- create specific questions
- establish process- what are you going to do?
3. Information retrieval- identify information sources
- locate and collect information
- evaluate sources (some are not credible!)
4. Information processing- choose only relevant information
- evaluate quality of information
- organize information into subtopics (paragraphs)
- make connections and inferences
5. create/genesis- decide on the form (essay, powerpoint, etc)
- create the product
- revise and edit
6. Presentation and assessmentBy the end of today, you must be done:
Oct. 23
1. Watch documentary "The Cove" at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eknshN_uhM&feature=related
2. Complete the worksheet for the movie
3. Complete "Saving Sharks" if you haven't already done so.
4. Pick up the "Inquiry/Research" package that has all the following sheets below
5. Looking at the "ideas" sheet, think about something you'd like to know more about, or inform us about, that you could research.
6. Looking at the "forms" sheet, decide on what final form your research will take. For example: feature article for a magazine? documentary storyboard? radio documentary? prezi? essay?
7. complete the 5 variables chart
8. complete the first two columns of the KWL chart (what you already know about the topic, what you want to know) Be sure to have at least 5 questions in the W column. Also try to complete the "categories" area, predicting what your subtopics (paragraphs) might be. Don't worry if it changes later, after your research.
9. Look at the coloured sheet that outlines how to cite sources properly. Most of you will use the internet to research, although there are other sources such as books, interviews, news reports and documentaries. You cannot plagiarize by cutting and pasting information. You must take notes properly, which will be handed in for marks. So, in order to give credit, you need a bibliography. This coloured sheet will show you how to cite webpages, and it is not just cut and paste the URL (website address). Keep it handy and write down each webpage as you use it. don't try to go back and find them later.
10 Research and take notes properly. If you forget how, look at last week's lessons.
11. Prepare your final product.
Here's my rough copy of the rubric so far. It may change.
Research assignment Rubric:
/6 writing variables chart
/10 KWL chart
/10 map/outline
/10 rough draft
/1 Catchy title
/6 Sources cited properly
/5 Paragraph 1- general introduction, topic sentence, elaboration, closing sentence
/5 Paragraph 2- topic sentence, at least 3 details, closing sentence
/5 Paragraph 3- topic sentence, at least 3 details, closing sentence
/5 Paragraph 4- topic sentence, at least 3 details, closing sentence
/4 Paragraph 5- closing sentences and thoughts
/1 Used Transitional words at the beginning of each paragraph (except the first)
/3 Visuals-relevant, clear
/3 Conventions
Total /74
By the end of today, you must be done:
- "The Cove" worksheet
- 5 Variables chart for research topic
- KWL for research topic
- Start researching and taking notes
Oct. 24Research and take notes
Oct. 25
research and take notes
Oct. 26
Create final copy and bibliography
By the end of this week you need to hand in:
- "Saving Sharks" lit power
- "The Cove" movie worksheet
and your entire research project: